The fun way to learn about colour (colour theory) is to just have fun with it; swoosh different colours across the paper, add lots of water and see what you end up with…
Above is just Daniel Smith’s Cascade Green on it’s own in all it’s glory! Notice how the colours separate and granulate with the addition of lots of water. What a stunningly beautiful colour…
Ultramarine Turquoise does a similar thing – it separates and granulates beautifully with the addition of water. You can see some of the Ultramarine Blue has separated out in places…
Above is Paynes Blue Gray and Raw Sienna Light. I like these two colours together…
Indigo and Permanent Orange contrast beautifully together and mingle quite happily together on the paper…
I adore the Carbazole Violet and Monte Amiata Natural Sienna together – they contrast beautifully. I think of pansies when I see these colours together…
Naples Yellow and Rhodonite Genuine are stunning together – I love them both. They are beautiful for floral compositions – I think of roses when I see these colours together…
I had no idea what would happen when I mixed the Cascade Green with the Cadmium Yellow on the paper but I like the result. I added a touch of Phthalo Green Blue Shade down the left side and it mixed with the other colours beauifully. These colours work well together…
I had so much fun creating these colour samples. I will keep them for future reference and have written on the back of each what colours I used. I’m going to build up a collection of them.
I would like to state here and now that in all of the colour samples here I LOVE the colour runs, cauliflowers and blooms !! For me they’re part what make watercolour such a stunningly beautiful and unique medium to work with. Also I’m a girl hopelessly in love with colour and texture, I always have been and always will be; and Daniel Smith watercolour paints do not disappoint on both counts… !
Why not have some fun with colour this week…
The granulation is spectacular. Each of your pieces makes me think of beautiful slices of agate or marble.
Thank you Laura – I love playing with colour and Daniel Smith watercolours do the most wonderful things…
I like all the variations you get with the colors dividing and granulating.
Thank you Sandy – you always get some lovely surprises with Daniel Smith watercolours…
Iām with you on that, Evelyn. The joy of watercolor…so much fun to learn from playing with color. All of your pieces are just beautiful. š
Thank you Patty Anne… !
Always a surprise! I like that. Lovely. (K)
Thank you Kerfe – I love surprises and with Daniel Smith pigments I get plenty…
I love watch pigments flow together across a page, some very beautiful experiments x
Thank you Sunnyfae! I love watching pigments work their magic on the paper too,,,
Oh I love these too! So fun to do!!! So beautiful to look at! Thanks for sharing Evelyn!
Thank you Jodi – they were very much fun to do… !
Awesome Evelyn, the layers of texture are exciting.
Thank you Sharon – I agree, the textures you can achieve with Daniel Smith watercolours are just incredible…
Youve had fun, Evelyn! What are you going to do with these? They are lovely!
Thank you Carolynn! I”m going to build a collection of them and keep them for reference. They will be useful for helping me decide what colours to use in future art works…
I love them, too. š
Thank you… !
Your experimentations are just beautiful Evelyn! I could look at these for ever…and they are perfect for framing on their own. Your posts are always exciting, uplifting, and give me a new direction to experiment with, even with my photography. Although now I want to buy some paints to play with. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much Beverly! Please do buy some paints, it’s so much fun…